We Were Liars (#1)

Description

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.

A beautiful and distinguished family.
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth. 

We Were Liars is a thrilling, gut-wrenching suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author, National Book Award finalist, and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart.

Read it.

And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.

For anyone who enjoys emotional mysteries, unreliable narrators, ulterior / misunderstood motives, or dirty family secrets.

Promotion info

The story of one family, one summer, and one act that may never be forgiven. 'Thrilling, beautiful and blisteringly smart - utterly unforgettable.' JOHN GREEN.

Awards

Winner of Best Young Adult Fiction category 2014 (United States). Short-listed for Goodreads Choice Awards 2014 (UK) and The Guardian Children's Fiction Award 2015 and Silver Inky 2016.

Reviews

'Thrilling, beautiful and blisteringly smart...utterly unforgettable.' - John Green

'We Were Liars is heartbreaking, witty, beautiful and disturbing. E. Lockhart's best book to date.' - Justine Larbalestier

'A haunting tale about how families live within their own mythologies. Sad, wonderful, and real.' - Scott Westerfeld

Author description

E. Lockhart is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller We Were Liars. She also invented a superhero for DC Comics. Her books include Whistle: A New Gotham City Hero and Again Again. The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks was a National Book Award finalist and a Printz Honor Book. Genuine Fraud was a New York Times bestseller and a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize. Visit her online at EmilyLockhart.com, and follow @elockhartbooks on Instagram and @elockhart on Twitter.